>>538838
'll only quote an anon who have a good insight on the context of these specifics verses found in the Holy Scripture.
>"offer no resistance" is a bad translation of the Greek word ἀντιστῆναι. ἀντιστῆναι means to stand in opposition, it derives from military usage. "Do not square off against an evildoer" would be a better translation. "Resist" in English implies all methods, the original Greek implied only foregoing physically forceful resistance.
The three examples that follow show you how, as Christians, we are supposed to resist an evildoer, as opposed to "squaring off against" them:
>1)TURN THE OTHER CHEEK: Backhands were the way to dominate a wife or slave. Open-handed slaps were a challenge to an equal. Hitting left-handed was unthinkable, social condemnation would fall on the hitter. So, by turning the other cheek your assailant must either: be ostracized, stop hitting you, or acknowledge you as an equal. You've won.
>2) GIVE HIM YOUR CLOAK TOO- This was a reference Jews would've understood. Exodus 22:26 reads - If you take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, return it by sunset, because that cloak is the only covering your neighbor has. What else can they sleep in? When they cry out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate. It was to shame the creditor who was demanding your clothes by reminding him and anyone watching that God will hear your cries.
>3) GO THE EXTRA MILE - This is a reference to the Roman law of impressment. A Roman soldier traveling in a subdued country could demand any civilian carry his pack for one mile. If, however, he made them carry it further than one mile, he could be beaten severely for it. Thus, by attempting to go the 2nd mile, the soldier is placed in the comical position of having to beg you to put it down lest his commanding officer see and get the wrong idea.
Christ doesn't want us to be doormats, he wants us to prevail against evil. Don't fight evil on its own terms - that's the message.